P104-101 vs GeForce GTX 480M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 757 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.07 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | GP104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 25 May 2010 (16 years ago) | 5 January 2018 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 352 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 425 MHz | 1506 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1683 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 18.70 | 269.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.5984 TFLOPS | 8.617 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 44 | 160 |
| L1 Cache | 704 KB | 960 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1251 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 320.3 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 May 2010 | 5 January 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 16 nm |
P104-101 has an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 480M and P104-101. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 480M is a notebook graphics card while P104-101 is a workstation one.
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